About
Recycling & Waste Management
What began as a small, family-run paper shredding business in 2001 has grown into a trusted leader in recycling and waste management in the Midwest. The second-generation, family-owned company serves residents, businesses, industries and municipalities throughout Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Northeast Wisconsin, and Northcentral Wisconsin. Known as the Swiss Army Knife of regulated waste streams, no waste management job is too big or too small for Country Mile. Country Mile is committed to applied sustainability through the professional collection, management, and disposal of waste.
Country Mile Document Destruction
Inspired to offer reliable, responsible waste solutions to clinics, municipalities, and financial institutions, the Younk family opened Country Mile Document Destruction in 2001. Today, paper is still in use, but so is electronic communication. E-waste is an ongoing issue. Thus, Country Mile Document Destruction began handling e-waste to complement its mobile paper-shredding services. Country Mile provides secure destruction and disposal of confidential paper documents, plus computer e-waste. We ensure that sensitive documents and media never get released back into the market.
Country Mile Medical Waste
Seeing a need for regulated medical waste disposal in Wisconsin and Michigan, second-generation owners Brad and Trina Younk opened Country Mile Medical Waste in 2024. Country Mile Medical Waste securely handles and transports biohazardous waste, sharps, pharmaceutical waste, pathological waste, and chemotherapy waste. State and federal regulatory compliance is guaranteed.
CM Environmental
In 2026, the Younk family invested in cleaner, safer communities by preparing to open a Materials Recovery Facility in Stephensen, Michigan. As the second recycling company headquartered in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, CM Environmental offers convenient recycling opportunities for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal clients. CM Environmental strives to keep recyclables and appliances out of the U.P. landfills, back yards, and ditches. The recycling company soon will offer cardboard and Styrofoam drop-off in Menominee County, Michigan. Plus, CM Environmental is partnering with Upper Peninsula municipalities to collect appliances, computers, TVs, and other e-waste. The “Anything with a Cord” program link to e-waste page will operate at municipal drop-off centers beginning in Menominee County, Michigan.
Sustainable & Earth-Friendly Services
In 2026, the Younk family invested in cleaner, safer communities by preparing to open a Materials Recovery Facility in Stephensen, Michigan. As the second recycling company headquartered in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, CM Environmental offers convenient recycling opportunities for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal clients. CM Environmental strives to keep recyclables and appliances out of the U.P. landfills, back yards, and ditches. The recycling company soon will offer cardboard and Styrofoam drop-off in Menominee County, Michigan. Plus, CM Environmental is partnering with Upper Peninsula municipalities to collect appliances, computers, TVs, and other e-waste. The “Anything with a Cord” program link to e-waste page will operate at municipal drop-off centers beginning in Menominee County, Michigan.
